MOULTRIE — The Colquitt County Sports Hall of Fame will induct 13 new members at this year’s annual banquet.

The induction ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 2, at the Colquitt County High cafeteria.

The inductees also will be introduced at Tom White Field at Mack Tharpe Stadium the following night before the Colquitt County-Valdosta football game.

This year’s inductees are:

Annie Joyce Blunt Adams, who averaged 20 points a game and was a two-year co-captain while playing basketball at William Bryant High 1960-1964.

She also was an outstanding student who earned a masters degree in mathematics and went Son to long career as an educator.

Tom Beard, who was an honorable mention all-state running back and leading rusher on 1963 state runner-up football team.

He also was a partner in MB2 Motorsports, which operated two cars in Nextel Cup NASCAR circuit.

Anthony Bridges, who was an outstanding defensive back for Colquitt County High 1988-1990, intercepting 17 passes in his career. He was named all-state and played in Georgia-Florida High school All-Star game in Orlando in 1991.

Bridges went on to play for Louisville 1991-1993 and was named second-team All-American in 1993.

He intercepted 10 passes during his Louisville career and last year was named to the Louisville’s Athletic Hall of Fame.

Bridges also played five years in Arena Football league.

Billy Davis, who was an all-star quarterback on the 1945 Moultrie High football team. He was the first T quarterback for coach Grant Gillis and also served as the team’s punter and place-kicker and played baseball.

Davis played football and baseball at Georgia Military College from 1946-1948 and was a halfback for GMC in second Peach Bowl held in Macon in 1946. Currently lives in Pensacola, Fla. He is retired district sales manager with Diebold Bank Equipment.

Darius Dawson, who was outstanding linebacker for Colquitt County High and four-year starter at Georgia Southern, starting on national championship team as a freshman.

He is currently the linebackers coach, assistant principal and athletic director at Colquitt County High.

Everett Griner, who was the broadcaster of Packer football games for 17 seasons and was public address announcer for Moultrie Colt 22s minor league team in 1962 and 1963.

Keith Hall, who was an outstanding football player for Coach Bud Willis at Moultrie High School. He walked on at University of Georgia, where he was awarded a scholarship by Coach Vince Dooley and was a member of the Bulldogs 1980 National Championship team.

Hall returned to Moultrie to coach the Colquitt County boys basketball team from 1993-2005. He is currently head of guidance at Colquitt County High.

Mike Hamner, who played basketball and tennis at Norman Park High 1965-1969. He was named most valuable in both sports, before going on to play basketball and tennis at ABAC and tennis at Valdosta State. He has continued to play competitive tennis.

Hamner earned a masters degree in behavior disorders and is now the RVI coordinator for Newton County school system. He was the Newton County Teacher of the Year in 2005.

Trey Hart, who was a four-time high school All-America diver and was the the 1993 YMCA 3-meter national champion. In 1990, he was named the Georgia Diver of the Year. He earned a silver medal in the Can-Am-Mex competition and went on to dive at the University of Georgia from 1996-2000.

Hart was twice named all-SEC and was an honorable mention All-American in 1998.

Buddy Horne, who played baseball at Norman Park High 1952-1955, batting .569 as a senior. He once struck out 18 batters in a game against Doerun High.

Horne was named to the South team for North-South All-Star game and was drafted by St. Louis Cardinals.

He played baseball at Norman College and semi-pro baseball for C.O. Smith Flyers.

Patsy Vaughn Johnson, who played basketball and tennis at Norman Park High 1965-1968. She played her junior season at Hawthorne High in Hawthorne, Fla., before returning to Norman Park to average 35 points a game as a senior at Norman Park.

She played for Moore’s All American Redheads 1968-1969, playing in some 200 games.

John “Puddin’” Mason, who played football, basketball and baseball and ran track at Moultrie High for Negro Youth, graduating in 1950.

He was the first athlete at the school to win letters in all four sports and was named to the Rams All-Century team as a running back.

He was all-state in football and all-district in baseball and went on to play football and run track at Fort Valley State.

Mason was head girls basketball and track and baseball coach and an assistant football coach at Holley High School in Sylvester and was named teacher of the Year at the Phillips Correctional Institution in Buford in 1993.

Bernard West, who was a fine lineman for Moultrie High football teams in 1958-1961. He was the team captain, Outstanding Blocker Award winner and Sportsmanship Award winner.

West also started three years and was captain on the basketball team and lettered two seasons at Presbyterian College.